Household energy consumption versus income and relative standard of living: A panel approach

Our fundamental premise is that energy consumption at the household level is a key indicator of standard of living. We employ state-of-the-art panel cointegration techniques to evaluate the nature of the relationship between income measures and energy consumption measures for seven East Indian Ocean countries. The general finding is that income and household electricity consumption are not cointegrated. Given this finding, we conclude that standard of living measures that rely on income measures and do not include household-level energy consumption information will necessarily miss important indications of both levels and changes of standard of living.     

Heat transfer enhancement by Marangoni convection in the NH3–H2O absorption process

The objectives of this paper are to quantify the effect of Marangini convection on the absorption performance for the ammonia–water absorption process, and to visualize Marangoni convection that is induced by adding a heat transfer additive, n-octanol. A real-time single-wavelength holographic interferometer is used for the visualization using a He–Ne gas laser. The interface temperature is always the highest due to the absorption heat release near the interface. It was found that the thermal boundary layer (TBL) increased faster than the diffusion boundary layer (DBL), and the DBL thickness increased by adding the heat transfer additive. At 5 s after absorption started, the DBL thickness for 5 mass% NH₃ without and with the heat transfer additive was 3.0 and 4.5 mm, respectively. Marangoni convection was observed near the interface only in the cases with heat transfer additive. The Marangoni convection was very strong just after the absorption started and it weakened as time elapsed. It was concluded that the absorption performance could be improved by increasing the absorption driving potential (x_vb−x_vi) and by increasing the heat transfer additive concentration. The absorption heat transfer was enhanced as high as 3.0–4.6 times by adding the heat transfer additive that generated Marangoni convection.     

化学复合镀Ni-P-TiO_2光催化降解次甲基蓝

以钛酸丁酯为原料通过溶胶 凝胶法制备出粒径 30nm左右的纳米TiO2 ,利用化学复合镀在钢铁基底上形成Ni P 纳米TiO2 复合镀层 ,该复合镀层对次甲基蓝有较好的光催化降解作用 ,其催化性能与粉末状纳米TiO2 的催化性能大致相当。     

宽带激光熔覆WCP/Ni基合金梯度复合涂层组织与摩擦磨损特性

研究了铸造WC_P/Ni基合金梯度复合涂层组织与摩擦磨损特性。结果表明,梯度复合涂层与基材实现了良好的冶金结合,涂层内有γ-Ni枝晶组织,γ-Ni＋M₂₃C 6共晶组织以及凝固结晶析出的M₆C、M₂₃C₆、M₇C₃等块状或条状组织;随着铸造WC_P体积分数的增加,复合涂层摩擦系数减小,耐磨性增加。19-4试样的耐磨性最高值为4.61,是基材的3倍以上。梯度涂层的磨损机理为磨粒磨损与粘着磨损的复合作用。     

稳定同位素井间示踪技术在深层块状稠油油藏水驱特征研究的应用

经对冷43块深层块状普通稠油水驱注水5个试验井组开展的稳定同位素示踪测试，利用中子活化技术分析样品，采用先进的示踪剂定量分析与流动模拟相互结合的方法，以示踪数值模拟为手段，评价了油井连通、油层平面及纵向上的非均质性、隔层的封隔性等因素对水驱控制程度及动用状况的影响，通过优化注水推进方向及速度，强化动态调整措施，提高了稳产基础。     

Hydriding and Dehydriding Characteristics of Mechanically Alloyed LaMg_(17) Ni Composite Material

Magnesiumandmagnesiumalloyshavebeenin vestigatedashydrogenstoragematerialsforseveralde cadesbecausefarmorehydrogenbyweightcanbestoredinthemthaninmostoftheothercurrentlyknownhydrogenstoragealloys .Moreover ,thehighnaturalabundanceofMg ,itslightmassandenviron mentalcompatibilitypotentiallymakemagnesiumoneofthemostprospectivecandidatesforfuturehydrogenstoragematerials .Unfortunately ,thepracticalappli cationofMganditsalloyshasbeenlimitedonlytocertainstoragedevicebecauseoftheirpoorhydriding dehydr…     

Characterization of two-phase nickel aluminides produced by pressure-assisted combustion synthesis

Two-phase (B2+L1₂) nickel aluminide intermetallic compounds were synthesized by the pressure-assisted volume combustion synthesis (CS). The production and characterization of the samples containing NiAl+Ni₃Al were investigated. Aluminum (99% pure, 15 μm) and carbonyl nickel (99.8 pure, 4-7 μm) powders were used. The production of intermetallic compound was carried out at 1050 °C under 150 MPa uniaxial pressure in open air atmosphere in an electrical resistance furnace for 60 min. The formation temperature of intermetallic compound was determined by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis, and exothermic temperature of powder mixture was determined as 653 °C. The characterization of samples was confirmed by optical microscope, SEM and XRD analysis. It was observed that the structure of compound has very low porosity and the formation of NiAl was completed successfully. The relative density of test materials measured according to Archimedes’ principle was 98.04%. The microhardness of test materials was about 351 HVN₁.     

纳米β-Ni(OH)2与球型Ni(OH)2的热性能比较研究

用配位沉淀法合成出纳米级Ni（OH）2，并对其进行XRD，TEM，DSC分析，分析结果表明，所得纳米β-Ni（OH）2为可用作电极材料的β-Ni（OH）2，粒径为30－40nm，且热分解温度比普通球镍低10℃左右，摩尔分解热比普通球镍低4－7kJ，从理论上分析了产生此现象的原因。     

Conceptual design of a high-efficiency absorption cooling cycle

The search for high-efficiency, gas-fired cooling cycles has led to the development of dual-loop absorption machines with cooling coefficients of performance (COPs) in the 1.2 to 1.7 range. This increased performance may call for high generator temperatures, new working fluids or new materials of construction. In most cases, two different sets of working fluids are required. The conceptual design presented here is aimed at obtaining high efficiencies with relatively low temperatures, employing only one set of fluids. The concept consists of two loops coupled in a configuration aimed at minimizing the loss of thermodynamic availability incurred when transferring refrigerant between the loops. The working fluid pair is a solution of lithium bromide-water. The calculated COPs are of the order of 1.8. The cycle relies on an elaborate evaporator-absorber combination. The paper presents the conceptual design, the critical assumptions, and the performance calculations for the concept.